Download or read book Common Science? written by Jean Barr and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authors Jean Barr and Lynda Birke explore the relationship of women and minorities to scientific knowledge. In academia, scientific fields remain largely an elitist masculine domain. The authors here survey the wide range of initiatives designed to encourage the entry of women and minorities into scientific training.